PGA in England (South) Area Members can look ahead to an expanded aggressive calendar in 2024, with extra occasions and extra prize cash up for grabs than ever earlier than, in addition to a number of thrilling new venues to play.
Kicking off the 12 months sees the launch of the brand new Winter Pairs Professional-Am Sequence in affiliation Titleist & FootJoy, with the variety of tournaments elevated to seven, whereas the Order of Advantage prize fund will rise to £2,100 (topic to a minimal 30 pairs coming into per occasion.)
Open to entries from all South Area PGA Professionals and Registered Trainees, the brand new Winter Sequence format will see every occasion characteristic knowledgeable particular person and a Pairs Professional-Am Betterball factor, with prizes on supply for each classes, together with the highest three for Professional-Am groups. The main Assistant/Trainee at every occasion will win a ball, glove and shoe contract with Titleist and Footjoy for the 2024 season, as will the very best place Assistant/Trainee within the general Winter Sequence Order of Advantage.
WALTON HEATH AND SUNNINGDALE
The brand new Winter Pairs Professional-Am Sequence will get underneath method on the majestic New Course at Walton Heath on February 5, earlier than transferring on to standard PGA South Area host Sand Martins on March 13. Simply 5 days later sees opponents tackle Sunningdale Heath’s par-54 course on March 18, whereas the next week, March 25, sees the motion transfer to Weybrook Park in Hampshire.
Again-to-back occasions in Surrey in April makes for the proper play-and-stay break with tournaments at Farnham GC on April 3, adopted by Camberley Heath on April 4, whereas the winter season wraps up with a visit to the Kent seaside, the place the battle for the Order of Advantage title will presumably be determined over North Foreland’s gorgeous hyperlinks on April 17.
The South Area will probably be working as much as 50 occasions through the course of the summer time season, providing members loads of alternatives to play some implausible programs and win nice prizes.
LINKS COURSES
The season tees off at Hayling Professional-Am on Could 10 and runs all over to the normal Christmas Fayre Professional-Am at Cinque Ports on December 7. In between, there are lots of highlights, together with loads of new additions to the schedule, with new occasions being held at High 100 heathland programs at Hindhead (July 31) and Camberley Heath (October 10).
Golf At Goodwood can also be welcome newcomer to the South Area circuit, internet hosting the PGA Southern Open from October 14-15, whereas the favored West Sussex venue can also be scheduled to host a brand new Professional-Am occasion on August 23 which is able to mix 18 holes on the Downs Course with a go to to a night horse racing assembly at Goodwood.
CHART HILLS
The PGA Kent Open is being staged from August 12-13 at Chart Hills, whose Nick Faldo-designed course has not too long ago benefitted from a significant renovation, whereas Donnington Grove joins the schedule as host of the Southern Professionals Championship from August 27-28.
In between all that, there are two abroad journeys to Portugal look ahead to, together with the Sunshine Professional-Am (Feb 17-25) and the Portugal Professional-Am (Oct 30-Nov 4), whereas the 2024 marketing campaign will as soon as once more conclude within the sunshine in Turkey, the place the St James’s Place Nationwide Professional-Am ought to appeal to a stellar discipline on the Antalya Golf Membership from November 25-29.
